A Diet Culture Free Home with Dietitian Claire Gasper

Understanding Body Matters Podcast

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing our next special guest all the way from WA Perth, Claire Gasper. Claire is an Accredited Practicing Dietician and a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician who works as a non- diet dietitian. She is a member of the LGBTQI+ community, has a diagnosis of ADHD and has a special interest in working with neurodivergent clients. Claire co-parents two little kids and is the owner of her private practice Diet Free Me. Diet-Free Me is a team of Dietitian's who work with adults and adolescents who have become disconnect from their bodies and are stuck in a diet mindset. Working with people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns. Where Claire promotes a Health at Every Size approach and aims to heal how people view and think about their bodies within a conditioned society.

On today’s episode Claire shares her lived experience with dieting, disordered eating, and body image concerns growing up. Where Claire shares her story growing up stuck in the diet mindset, dealing with her own mental health struggles, and following her passions in becoming a dietitian. Where Claire now speaks about her own recovery journey and how it has helped her show up as a clinician. As a parent Claire has had to heal her own relationship with food and body while also figuring out how she wants to raise her own kids. Through a non- diet approach Claire now raises her children in a diet free home that promotes a positive relationship with food and body. Through the process of unlearning diet culture and discovering the joy for eating Claire now supports people on their own journey with food, body, and mental wellbeing. So let’s get into it.

Podcast Summary:

1. Everybody is deserving of treatment and support

2. Viewing foods and bodies neutrally

3. Allowing kids to have options with food

4. Promoting a positive body image in the home

5. Discussing stigma with the word fat

6. Bringing joy back into food

Links to Claire

Instagram: @dietfreeme

Website: dietfreeme.com.au

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

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